Welcome to Auburn ...

Auburn is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Auburn is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Auburn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Auburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Auburn - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Auburn.

Communities near Auburn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Auburn.

• Troy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Bowling Green
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Moscow Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
  • Moscow Mills is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow Mills <4>
• Elsberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <4>
• Winfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Hardin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Calhoun County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Flint Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
• Hawk Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
  • Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <4>
• Eolia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
  • Eolia is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <4>
• Clarksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Auburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Auburn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Auburn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Auburn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Auburn. See our Newspapers Page for Auburn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburn ...

Looking for more information about Auburn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Auburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Auburn.

Adding Auburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Auburn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Auburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Auburn post office opened in 1828.

We also found Auburn in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Auburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/